BMW M5 vs Pontiac G6
The M5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,302 (better)
- $3,308
- Australia
- $2,731 (better)
- $2,737
- United Kingdom
- £2,006 (better)
- £2,010
- United States
- $2,551 (better)
- $2,556
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- 10.2 L/100km
- UK
- 28 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 23 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- On a full tank
- 666 km (better)
- 626 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- –
- Length
- 4,966 mm
- 4,813 mm
- Weight
- 1,855 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 twin turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 150 kW
- Torque
- 750 Nm (better)
- 298 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
M5 or G6?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M5 or the Pontiac G6?
The BMW M5: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Pontiac G6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M5 or the Pontiac G6?
The BMW M5, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Pontiac G6's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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